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Nov 9, 2010, 9:06 am
“It’s a Mall World After All” by Janette Rallison is a humorous novel about a teenage girl and how her job at the local mall ends up changing her life.Charlotte works in a department store at the local mall. She sprays customers with free perfume samples and tries to get them to buy the late... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2010, 9:02 am
“Zen and the Art of Faking It” by Jordan Sonnenblick is a realistic fiction novel about a boy who invents a better personality for himself so that he can be popular at his new school.San Lee has a lot of experience with blending in. His family moves quite regularly, and at each school San Lee ... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2010, 9:00 am
“The Fruit Bowl Project” by Sarah Durkee is an unusual book about a class writing project motivated by a famous rock star.
When the kids in Ms. Vallis’ eighth grade writer’s workshop learn that rock superstar Nick Thompson is come to speak with them they are thrilled. ... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2010, 8:57 am
“Hattie Big Sky,” by Kirby Larson is a Newberry Honor Award winning historical fiction novel about a sixteen-year-old girl who moves to Montana by herself to live on a land claim and prove it.Hattie Brooks was orphaned at a young age, and as a result she has spent most of her life being shuttled... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2009, 6:20 pm
I am pleased to announce to all my regular readers that Inkweaver Review has moved to a new web address. If you want more of the same great book reviews please visit us at Books For Sale. The new site has a slick, open theme that focuses on the things that really matter: book reviews and book cove... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2009, 9:45 am
The latest edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival has been posted at Pizza's Book Discussion
I contributed "Inventing Elliot" by Graham Gardner. Please stop by to view the carnival and read all the latest book reviews from across the blogging world.
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Sep 6, 2009, 10:46 am
“Zorgamazoo,” by Robert Paul Weston is a fantasy novel written in smooth, flawless verse.
The book begins with a delightful invitation:
Here is a story that’s stranger than strange.
Before we begin you may want to arrange:
A blanket, a cushion, a comfortable sea... Comment - Like
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Sep 4, 2009, 4:55 pm
“Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree,” by Lauren Tarshis is a touching story about an intelligent young girl who decides to start helping her schoolmates by solving their social problems.
Emma-Jean is an unusual girl known for being highly logical. This sets her apart from her fello... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2009, 3:54 pm
“From Sea to Shining Sea,” compiled by Amy L. Cohn is “a treasury of American folklore and Folk Songs.” This excellent collection of traditional tales and tunes does a great job of giving young readers a taste of the rich ethnic and cultural foundation of America. The collection is beautif... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2009, 3:52 pm
“The Treasure of Savage Island,” by Lenore Hart is an adventure story that includes a runaway slave, pirates and buried treasure.
Molly Savage lives with her father in an inn that the Savage family used to own. But her father gambled it away and now it is owned by a cruel woman who w... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2009, 3:49 pm
“Danny, The Champion of the World,” by Roald Dahl is a novel about a young boy who lives with his mechanic father in a gypsy caravan.
Danny has always enjoyed his life. Not only does Danny live in a fascinating gypsy caravan, but his father has taught him to work on automobiles. But... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2009, 3:46 pm
“The Ice Cream Con,” by Jimmy Docherty is the story of a boy who decides to do something about the crime in his neighborhood.
When Jake gets mugged and loses all of his grandmother's food money for the week, he decides that he needs to do something about that crime that is running ram... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2009, 3:41 pm
“If You Come Softly,” by Jacqueline Woodson is the story of romance between a Jewish girl and a black boy.
The two main characters are Jeremiah, a teenage boy attending a fancy prep school in Manhattan. Although he is one of the few black boys there he still feels relatively comforta... Comment - Like
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Aug 19, 2009, 3:37 pm
“Red Cap,” by G. Clifton Wisler is a historical fiction novel based on the life of a boy who lived during the American Civil War.
At the age of thirteen Ransom left home against his family's wishes to join the Civil War. At first the Union Army wouldn't accept him, but after lying ab... Comment - Like
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